Three Things You Need to Know to Manage the Media’s Impact on Your Child

From the moment children start using media, they should learn to question it. If they can’t, says Dr. Michael Rich, maybe they shouldn’t be exposed to it. In this segment, Dr. Rich explores the media’s impact on food choices. Listen to his advise as it relates to media and your child’s eating habits.

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Dr. Michael Rich focuses on media as a force that powerfully affects child development, health, and behavior. In 2002, he founded the Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH), an interdisciplinary center focused on the effects of media on the physical, mental, and social health of children and adolescents.